Colossians 4
1 Masters, provide your slaves with what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in the heavens.
aparañca he adhipatayaḥ, yūyaṁ dāsān prati nyāyyaṁ yathārthañcācaraṇaṁ kurudhvaṁ yuṣmākamapyeko'dhipatiḥ svarge vidyata iti jānīta|
2 Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving,
yūyaṁ prārthanāyāṁ nityaṁ pravarttadhvaṁ dhanyavādaṁ kurvvantastatra prabuddhāstiṣṭhata ca|
3 at the same time praying for us, that God may open to us a door for the Word, to speak the mystery of Christ (for which I am also in chains),
prārthanākāle mamāpi kṛte prārthanāṁ kurudhvaṁ,
4 that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.
phalataḥ khrīṣṭasya yannigūḍhavākyakāraṇād ahaṁ baddho'bhavaṁ tatprakāśāyeśvaro yat madarthaṁ vāgdvāraṁ kuryyāt, ahañca yathocitaṁ tat prakāśayituṁ śaknuyām etat prārthayadhvaṁ|
5 Behave wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunity.
yūyaṁ samayaṁ bahumūlyaṁ jñātvā bahiḥsthān lokān prati jñānācāraṁ kurudhvaṁ|
6 Let your word always be with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer each one.
yuṣmākam ālāpaḥ sarvvadānugrahasūcako lavaṇena susvāduśca bhavatu yasmai yaduttaraṁ dātavyaṁ tad yuṣmābhiravagamyatāṁ|
7 Tychicus will tell you all the news about me; he is a dear brother, a faithful minister and fellow slave in the Lord.
mama yā daśākti tāṁ tukhikanāmā prabhau priyo mama bhrātā viśvasanīyaḥ paricārakaḥ sahadāsaśca yuṣmān jñāpayiṣyati|
8 I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and encourage your hearts,
sa yad yuṣmākaṁ daśāṁ jānīyāt yuṣmākaṁ manāṁsi sāntvayecca tadarthamevāhaṁ
9 with Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you; they will tell you everything that is happening here.
tam onīṣimanāmānañca yuṣmaddeśīyaṁ viśvastaṁ priyañca bhrātaraṁ preṣitavān tau yuṣmān atratyāṁ sarvvavārttāṁ jñāpayiṣyataḥ|
10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you, as does Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions; if he comes to you, welcome him),
āriṣṭārkhanāmā mama sahabandī barṇabbā bhāgineyo mārko yuṣṭanāmnā vikhyāto yīśuścaite chinnatvaco bhrātaro yuṣmān namaskāraṁ jñāpayanti, teṣāṁ madhye mārkamadhi yūyaṁ pūrvvam ājñāpitāḥ sa yadi yuṣmatsamīpam upatiṣṭhet tarhi yuṣmābhi rgṛhyatāṁ|
11 and Jesus who is called Justus. These are my only fellow workers for the Kingdom of God who are of the circumcision; they have been a comfort to me.
kevalameta īśvararājye mama sāntvanājanakāḥ sahakāriṇo'bhavan|
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ, greets you; he is always wrestling in prayer for you, that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
khrīṣṭasya dāso yo yuṣmaddeśīya ipaphrāḥ sa yuṣmān namaskāraṁ jñāpayati yūyañceśvarasya sarvvasmin mano'bhilāṣe yat siddhāḥ pūrṇāśca bhaveta tadarthaṁ sa nityaṁ prārthanayā yuṣmākaṁ kṛte yatate|
13 I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and for those in Laodicea and those in Hierapolis.
yuṣmākaṁ lāyadikeyāsthitānāṁ hiyarāpalisthitānāñca bhrātṛṇāṁ hitāya so'tīva ceṣṭata ityasmin ahaṁ tasya sākṣī bhavāmi|
14 Luke the beloved physician greets you, also Demas.
lūkanāmā priyaścikitsako dīmāśca yuṣmabhyaṁ namaskurvvāte|
15 Greet the brothers who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the congregation at his house.
yūyaṁ lāyadikeyāsthān bhrātṛn numphāṁ tadgṛhasthitāṁ samitiñca mama namaskāraṁ jñāpayata|
16 Now when this letter has been read among you, see that it is also read in the Laodicean congregation, and that you in turn read the letter from Laodicea.
aparaṁ yuṣmatsannidhau patrasyāsya pāṭhe kṛte lāyadikeyāsthasamitāvapi tasya pāṭho yathā bhavet lāyadikeyāñca yat patraṁ mayā prahitaṁ tad yathā yuṣmābhirapi paṭhyeta tathā ceṣṭadhvaṁ|
17 And say to Archippus, “See to it that you complete the work that you received in the Lord.”
aparam ārkhippaṁ vadata prabho ryat paricaryyāpadaṁ tvayāprāpi tatsādhanāya sāvadhāno bhava|
18 This greeting is in my own hand: Paul. Remember my chains. The Grace be with you. Amen.
ahaṁ paulaḥ svahastākṣareṇa yuṣmān namaskāraṁ jñāpayāmi yūyaṁ mama bandhanaṁ smarata| yuṣmān pratyanugraho bhūyāt| āmena|
